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Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Cabinet approves MoU between the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and "National Board of Accountants and Auditors, Tanzania
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved signing of a Memorandum of Understanding  between the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India  and National Board of Accountants and Auditors , Tanzania to establish mutual co-operation framework in the areas of Member Management, Professional Ethics, Technical Research, Continuing Professional Development, Professional Accountancy Training, Audit Quality Monitoring, Advancement of Accounting Knowledge, Professional and Intellectual Development.
Impact:
The MoU will develop a mutually beneficial relationship in the best interest of ICAI members, students and their organizations. The MoU will provide an opportunity to the ICAI members to expand their professional horizons. The MoU will foster strong working relations between the ICAI & NBAA, Tanzania.
Background:
There is a huge potential for ICAI and its members to help develop the Accountancy and Auditing profession in Africa. ICAI's association with NBAA, Tanzania will help in indirect employment generation for Indian CAs through recognition and acceptability amongst Tanzania based employers. It is also likely to build a positive image for Indian Chartered Accountants currently working in African market and those intending to move to the African & Tanzania market.
The ICAI is a statutory body established by an Act of Parliament of India. The Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 regulates the profession of Chartered Accountancy in India. National Board of Accountants and Auditors  was established under the Auditors and Accountants  Act No. 33 of 1972, as amended by Act No. 2 of 1995, enacted by the Parliament of Tanzania and functions under the aegis of the Ministry of Finance of the Government of Tanzania.
Ministry of Labour & Employment
The Indian IT-ITES Industry Continues to be a Net Hirer and Provides on the Job Training
As per National Association of Software and Services Companies , Indian IT/ITES industry employs 41.38 lakhs persons as of FY 2018-19, adding around 1.7 lakhs employees from last year. The technology automation has not replaced workers, but improved productivity and provided workers the time to focus on other tasks involving complex decision making and social interactions. Rather, the adoption of new technology creates jobs, increases productivity, and increases the demand for skilled labour. The Indian IT-ITES industry continues to be a net hirer and provides on the job training.
IT industry is undergoing a transformative change. The stakeholders covering industry, academia and Sector Skills Councils are working to ensure that the existing workforce is re-skilled/up-skilled in emerging technologies and job roles. To cater to these requirements, a ‘technology enabled Re-Skilling/ Up-Skilling Framework’ for the employees of IT sector has been evolved in consultation with NASCCOM, Industry and Academia, with Government acting as an enabler/ facilitator. Through this initiative Industry and Government have come together to Re-skill/ Up-skill a total of 2 Million employees of IT sector over a period of five years. MeitY has also signed a MoU with NASSCOM to collaborate and strengthen cooperation in the re-skilling and up-skilling of employees in areas of new and emerging technologies.
Further, Director General of Training, to keep pace with technological innovations has also introduced new trades in the year 2018 viz. Geo-Informatics Assistant, Aeronautical Structure and Equipment Fitter, Additive Manufacturing Technician , Drone Pilot, Electrician Power Distribution, Technical Mechatronics, Solar Technician , Internet of Things , Soil Testing & Crop Management and Firemen etc.
This information was given by Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar Union Minister of State  for Labour and Employment in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Civil Aviation
Cabinet approves renaming of Jharsuguda Airport, Odisha as “Veer Surendra Sai Airport, Jharsuguda”
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved renaming of Jharsuguda Airport, Odisha as “Veer Surendra Sai Airport, Jharsuguda”
Benefits:
Veer Surendra Sai is a well-known freedom fighter of Odisha. Renaming of the Jharsuguda airport in his name will fulfill long-pending demand of the Odisha Government, which reflects the sentiments of the local public of the respective area. It will also be a befitting tribute to the contribution of the revered personality associated with the State.
Ministry of Defence
RE-OPENING OF WEB PORTAL FOR 2nd ROUND OF E-COUNSELLING FOR ADMISSION IN NEWLY APPROVED 10 SAINIK SCHOOLS
After successful completion of Round-I of admissions to New Sainik Schools, Sainik Schools Society  has re-opened the 2nd round of e-counselling on June 22, 2022 to fill up 534 vacancies in the 10 newly approved Sainik Schools. The counselling process on Sainik School admission portal https://sainikschool.ncog.gov.in/ecounselling may be accessed till June 26, 2022. All qualified candidates from the All India Sainik School Entrance Exam  conducted by NTA who had registered for Round-1 of e- counselling are eligible to take part in the 2nd round of e- counselling, except the following:
• Candidates who have been already admitted in any of Sainik school .
• Candidates who were allotted a school out of their choice in Round-I but have not responded at all.
• Candidates who despite allotment of seats to them in first round, have given unwillingness for the same.
• Candidates who confirmed their willingness for the school allotted in the first round out of their choices but did not pay the requisite fees towards admission to the school in the 1st round of e-counselling.
In 2nd round of e-counselling, each qualified and willing candidate can give choice for maximum of 3 schools.
A school wise consolidated merit list will be prepared in the 2nd Round of counselling. Further, in view of approaching timelines for start of academic session after summer vacations, a reserved list of candidates will be prepared for three times the available seats for each of the 10 New Approved Sainik Schools to have enough willing candidates for the schools during second round of e- counseling.
Seven days’ time will be given to the candidates figuring in the consolidated list for completion of admission formalities after which remaining vacant seats, if any, will be offered to reserved list candidates as per their ranking in the merit list for a particular new school.
Dates for physical verification and paying of requisite fee at the respective School will be uploaded on the portal in due course of time. For further updates, eligible and willing candidates are advised to visit the admission portal.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Make In India
'Make in India' is an initiative which was launched on 25th September, 2014 to facilitate investment, foster innovation, build best in class infrastructure, and make India a hub for manufacturing, design, and innovation. It is one of the unique 'Vocal for Local' initiatives that promoted India's manufacturing domain to the world. The ‘Make in India’ initiative is being implemented all over the country through various measures, the details of which are not centrally maintained.
'Make in India' initiative has significant achievements and presently focuses on 27 sectors under Make in India 2.0. Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade  coordinates action plans for 15 manufacturing sectors, while Department of Commerce coordinates 12 service sector plans.
Investment Outreach activities are done through Ministries, State Governments and Indian Missions abroad for enhancing International co-operation for promoting Foreign Direct Investment  in the country.
In addition to ongoing schemes of various Departments and Ministries, Government has taken various other steps to boost domestic and foreign investments in India. These include reduction in Corporate Tax Rates, easing liquidity problems of NBFCs and Banks, improving the Ease of Doing Business, FDI Policy reforms, Reduction in Compliance Burden, policy measures to boost domestic manufacturing through Public Procurement Orders, Phased Manufacturing Programme , Schemes for Production Linked Incentives  of various Ministries. To facilitate investments, measures such as India Industrial Land Bank , Industrial Park Rating System , soft launch of the National Single Window System , National Infrastructure Pipeline , National Monetisation Pipeline , etc, have also been put in place.
Besides the above, activities under the initiative are also undertaken through schemes/ programmes, by several Central Government Ministries/ Departments and various State Governments from time to time.
This information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Shri SomParkash, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Election Commission
Schedule for bye-elections to fill four casual vacancies in the State Legislative Assemblies of Uttarakhand and West Bengal
There are four vacancies in State of Uttarakhand and West Bengal Legislative Assemblies which need to be filled up are as follows:
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Name of State
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Number and Name of Assembly Constituency
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Uttarakhand
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44 – Pithoragarh
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West Bengal
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34 – Kaliaganj 
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West Bengal
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77 - Karimpur
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West Bengal
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224 - Kharagpur Sadar
After taking into consideration inputs from the Chief Electoral Officers of Uttarakhand and West Bengal and various factors like local festivals, electoral rolls, weather conditions etc., the Commission has decided to hold bye-elections to fill these vacancies as per the programme mentioned as under: -
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Poll Events
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Schedule
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Date of Issue of Gazette Notification
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30.10.2019 
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Last Date of Nominations
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06.11.2019 
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Date for Scrutiny of Nominations
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07.11.2019 
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Last Date for Withdrawal of candidatures
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11.11.2019 
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Date of Poll
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25.11.2019 
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Date of Counting
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28.11.2019 
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Date before which election shall be completed
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30.11.2019 
ELECTORAL ROLL
The Electoral Rolls for the aforesaid Assembly Constituencies w.r.t 01.01.2019 as the qualifying date has been finally published.
ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINES and VVPATs
The Commission has decided to use EVMs and VVPATs in the bye-election in all the polling stations. Adequate numbers of EVMs and VVPATs have been made available and all steps have been taken to ensure that the polls are conducted smoothly with the help of these machines.
IDENTIFICATION OF VOTERS
In consonance with the past practice, the Commission has decided that the voter's identification shall be mandatory in the aforementioned election at the time of poll. Electoral Photo Identity Cards  shall be the main document of identification of a voter. However, in order to ensure that no voter is deprived of his/her franchise, if his/her name figures in the electoral rolls, separate instructions will be issued to allow additional documents for identification of voters at the time of poll in the said elections.
MODEL CODE OF CONDUCT
The Model code of conduct shall come into force with immediate effect in the district in which the whole or any part of the Parliamentary & Assembly constituency going for election is included, subject to partial modification as issued vide Commission’s instruction No. 437/6/1NST/2016-CCS, dated 29th June, 2017 . The Model Code of Conduct shall be applicable to all candidates, political parties and the State Government concerned. The Model Code of Conduct shall also be applicable to the Union Government for the district of the State concerned.
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Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister's meeting with Governor-General of Papua New Guinea
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi called on Sir Bob Dadae, Governor-General of Papua New Guinea , on 22 May 2023 at Government House in Port Moresby, on the sidelines of the 3rd Summit of the Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation .
The Governor-General warmly welcomed the Prime Minister to PNG on his first visit to the country. Both leaders had a good exchange of views including on the significance of the bilateral ties and development partnership between the two countries, which they agreed to further strengthen.
Ministry of Culture
Sangeet Natak Akademi of Culture Ministry organises colourful and vibrant cultural programmes at India Gate today
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Main Highlights:
- Sangeet Natak Akademi of the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, organizes a variety of programmes at the India Gate Lawns today
- The programmes will also be organised on 20th November
- Chenda Melam, Kathak Dance, Puppet Show, Manipuri Dance organised today.
- Odissi Dance and Kathak dance along with Chenda Melam, Puppet Show, Manipuri Dance will be organised on 20th November.
Sangeet Natak Akademi of the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, organized a variety of cultural programmes at the India Gate Lawns in New Delhi today. The cultural programmes will also be organised on 20th of November, 2022 also. These Cultural performances are part of campaign named, Kalanjali , under which cultural programmes are to be organised at Central Vista every week.
The colourful and vibrant programmes organised today included Chenda Melam, Kathak Dance, Puppet Show, Manipuri Dance. Odissi Dance will also be organized on 20th November in addition to the performances on 19th November. The cultural programmes will begin from 6 PM tomorrow.
The Chenda Melam was performed by Delhi Panchavadya Trust.Panchari Melam is a percussion ensemble, performed during temple festivals in Kerala, India. Panchari Melam , is one of the major forms of Chenda Melam , and is the best-known and most popular in the kshetramvadyam  genre. Panchari Melam, comprising instruments like Chenda, Ilathalam& base chenda  is performed during many temple festivals in central Kerala, where it is presented in arguably the most classical manner. Panchari is also traditionally performed, albeit with a touch of subtle regional difference, in north Kerala  and south-central Kerala .
Kathak Dance was performed by Students of Kalaashish. They presented Om Namah Shivaya in raag bhopali, teentaal followed by a tarana originally choreographed by Pt. Vijai Shankar on drutteentaal, raag jansanmohini. The present presentation is choreographed by Asavari Pawar.
The puppet show today was by Mohammad Shameem and group and on 20th November the puppet show will be by Kalabaaz group.
Tomorrow, Manipuri Dance will be performed by Panthoibi Jagoi Marup and the Odissi Dance will be by Sanchari Foundation.On 20th November Kathak Dance will be performed by Rudraksh.
All visitors are welcome to attend these events for free and witness the emerging picture of new India.
Prime Minister's Office
PM congratulates Vinod Kumar for winning Bronze Medal in men’s DiscusThrow at Paralympics Games
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated Vinod Kumar for winning the Bronze Medal in men’s Discus Throw at Paralympics Games in Tokyo.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said;
"India is rejoicing thanks to Vinod Kumar’s stupendous performance! Congratulations to him for the Bronze Medal. His hard work and determination is yielding outstanding results. #Paralympics"
Prime Minister's Office
English rendering of PM Modi's introductory remarks in Lok Sabha for new ministers
It should make everyone proud that several women, several people belonging to the SC and ST community have taken oath as Ministers. Several new Ministers are children of farmers and also belong to OBC communities: PM
It seems some people cannot digest that more women, SC, ST and OBC community members are becoming Ministers: PM
Hon’ble Speaker,
I thought that there would be an atmosphere of enthusiasm in the House today because a large number of our women MPs have become ministers. I am happy that our Dalit brothers and our scheduled tribe friends have become ministers in large numbers. It should make everyone happy.
Hon’ble Speaker,
It would have been a pleasure to introduce our fellow MPs in the House who are from agricultural and rural background, belong to socio-economically backward class, OBC communities, and who have been given a berth in the Council of Ministers in large numbers, and everybody would have honored them by thumping the benches. But perhaps some people cannot digest that more Dalits, women, OBC, farmers’ sons have become ministers and they do not allow their introduction. Therefore, Hon'ble Speaker, the newly appointed members of the cabinet should be considered as introduced in the Lok Sabha.
DISCLAIMER: This is the approximate translation of PM’s speech. Original speech was delivered in Hindi.
Ministry of Defence
RM Reviews Operational and Procurement Matters of Armed Forces
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh took a meeting of senior officers of Ministry of Defence to review operational matters and procurement issues of the Armed Forces. He discussed important revenue procurement cases regarding maintenance of platforms and assets with the Armed Forces. He was briefed by the officers regarding ongoing infrastructure projects and plans for future upgradation. The Minister also reviewed working and matters related to Indian Coast Guard.
Shri Singh instructed that separate meetings in respect of the Indian Army, Navy and Air Force may be convened to discuss operational preparedness of the Armed Forces. The meeting was attended by Defence Secretary Shri Sanjay Mitra and Secretary Defence Finance Ms Gargi Kaul alongwith other senior officers of the Ministry.
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Ministry of Micro,Small & Medium Enterprises
Recent Steps Taken by Government to Give Relief to MSMEs will Accelerate the Wheel of Economy: Shri Nitin Gadkari
Shri Gadkari Urges all CMs to Issue Directions for Clearing MSME Dues by their Ministries/Deptts and PSUs on priority
Shri Nitin Gadkari Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises said that the changing the definition of MSMEs, Scheme of Fund of Funds, Champions portal, extended credits to MSMEs will certainly accelerate the wheels of economy which had slowed down due to lockdown in the wake of Pandemic. He said this today while addressing a Virtual MSME Conclave organized by FICCI Karnataka State Council. He appealed to all the stakeholders to do away with all kinds of fear and negativity and assured that government is doing everything possible to make the country a super economic power.
Shri Gadkari further informed that loans of about Rs. 1,20,000 crore have been disbursed to MSMEs out of Rs. 3 lakh crore announced in the relief package.
Discussing about the problem of delayed payments, he said that instructions have been given to all Ministries, Departments and PSUs to clear pending bills of MSMEs within 45 days. He also urged all Chief Ministers to issue directions for clearing MSME dues by their State/UT Ministries/Deptts and PSUs on priority. The Minister added that we are closely monitoring the complaints lodged at SAMADHAN Portal also.
The Minister informed the participants of the webinar that we are working on the idea of a Land Bank and Social Micro Finance Institution which will be very helpful for entrepreneurs and persons who want to run small shops and businesses.
While discussing Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan as envisaged by Prime Minister, he said that handloom, handicrafts, khadi industries and agro-based industries should be encouraged especially in 115 aspirational districts. We will have to plan special policies for agricultural, rural and tribal sector because they have huge potential of creating employment.
Minister from Karnatak Government Shri Jagdish Shettar, SBI Chairman and members/representatives of FICCI participated in the webinar.
Ministry of Science & Technology
DST-SERB supports study for identification of structure-based potential antivirals against COVID 19
The Science and Engineering Research Board  underDepartment of Science & Technology  has recently supported a proposed study by Prof. Pravindra Kumar from IIT- Roorkee for identification of structure-based potential antivirals against SARS-CoV2.
The study to be funded under Intensification of Research in High Priority areas  will search for small molecule inhibitors targeting some of the most important viral replication enzymes. These enzymes are viral proteases , RNA dependent RNA polymerase , and the Methyltransferase or MTase .Viral proteases, which are enzymes encoded by the genetic material  of viral pathogens, catalyze the cleavage of specific peptide bonds in cellular proteins.
In this study, a computer-based high throughput virtual screening approach will be used to identify antiviral molecules from different compound libraries that will be experimentally validated for antiviral potential. The collaborators Dr. ShaillyTomar from IIT Roorkee and Dr. Gaurav Sharma from Indian Veterinary Research Institute , Bareilly, will help in experimental testing and evaluation of the antiviral efficacy of the identified antiviral molecules against SARS-CoV-2 virus.
As a preliminary work, the investigators have already performed the in silico work by high-throughput virtual screening approach to examine the binding affinity of FDA approved drugs targeting the viral protease Mpro.
Figure: Three-dimensional structure focusing on the Mpro active site. The substrate peptide  is shown to bound at the active site.
"The hunt for new drugs, including repurposed drug candidates, is getting a boost by in silico approaches, which allude to identifying the potential antiviral molecules based on computer simulation of their molecular structures. This approach is expected to be much faster and accurate in selection of potential drugs and vaccines for experimental and clinical testing.", said Prof Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary, DST.
SARS- CoV-2 is the etiological agent responsible for the global COVID-19 pandemic with high morbidity and mortality. Across the globe, the R&D activities by various agencies were initiated towards the identification of clinically effective vaccine or specific antiviral drugs or drug repurposing strategies to combat the COVID-19 infections either in the form of prevention or treatment.
Using structure-based approach for drug repurposing, this study would pave the way to identify the molecules that bind to Mpro active site, and their potential can be used as antiviral molecules against COVID-19.
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